Television

Nick US' news segment talks to kids suffering from Aids

MUMBAI: On the occasion of World Aids Day on 1 December, Nickelodeon in the US will talk to HIV positive kids in a news segment.

In Living With Aids: A Story of Three Kids, journalist Linda Ellerbee follows three kids living with Aids -- Holly, Jordyn, and Ricky -- and listens as they tell the stories of their lives.

Ellerbee clarified, "This is not a show about Aids. This is a show about three American kids who are living with Aids. They all have the strength of character and resilience that's hard to find, even in adults. These kids are not one but three good reasons to educate yourself about Aids."

More than 14,000 kids in the US are victims of the HIV virus. Over 90 per cent of the kids infected were born with the disease.

Nick News has been running for 13 years. It claims to be the longest-running kids' news show in television history.